Staff MemberManager

Greetings Desterians!You have all been patiently waiting for Desteria Plus to release, and while this isn't the post for that, it is a huge step forward for progress updates. I wanted to make sure that we were well on our way to releasing before I gave out anymore information in the unlikely event that we missed our estimate again. That being said, this STILL isn't set in stone, so please take it with a grain of salt - but we're making pretty good progress so I'm fairly confident with our schedule.

Please understand that I'm releasing all of this in the hopes that you understand we aren't just doing nothing and while it may not seem like it, I am trying to keep communication open as much as I can without also breaking the NDA I've signed. We're working hard in the background to make sure this content is enjoyable for all of you. I understand that we'll probably release later than a lot of people will like, but it's because I want to make sure that when we DO release....it's actually good content instead of some half-assed slapped together batch of content that is full of bugs and just makes it all a horrible experience. That's something I'd like to avoid above anything else. I'll take the heat for delaying Desteria Plus for that reason. I'm totally okay with that.

Full Disclaimer: Any and all of this information could change before release, so do not consider this set-in-stone information as we continue to change things occasionally based on whether or not it's possible through plugins or just no longer makes sense. I want to make sure you know this is based on what I currently know, and if that changes in the future, the content may change as well; essentially voiding this information as valid. With that being said, let me show you what we've been working on.

Faction UpgradesAs you've probably seen from the little teaser photo I've released alongside what Lemon has posted, we're including Faction Upgrades into Desteria Plus. It currently features 5 tiers, each increasing the faction bank cap as well as unlocking perks as you climb up the tiers. Each upgrade costs experience (pulls from all faction members at a low percentage) and money that you can donate to the faction. As a fair warning, this is not a tried-and-true 100% never-changing system. I have a lot of ideas and propositions on how to change up the way it's implemented to make it better. However, due to obvious time constraints, we're going to push forward with this first version and build on it in future content updates.

The current perks we've been working on are fire resistance and strength (in faction land), increased experience gain, better crop growth and mob spawner rates (in claimed land) that stacks with outposts. I'd love to be able to include other potion effects and additional perks as well in the future. I've left some perks out since we're still working on getting them to work properly.

QuestsWe're bringing quests onto Desteria! Now before you get too excited, this rendition of quests has a particular goal to show off the content that Desteria has to offer. For example, one of the quests will ask you to hold an Outpost for a certain amount of time which shows off one of our features. We're also working on creating a plethora of quests that will show up so it doesn't get too repetitive over the course of time. This is something else I will want to keep evolving into new areas. It'll be a constant adjustment in regards to what quests we offer and the rewards we give out for achieving your goal. Please keep this in mind when you experience the quests that will be offered during Beta. It's a start and it's something new for us, so it'll be a huge learning experience while we tweak it and attempt to keep it interesting for you.

New KoTH ScheduleWhile I was reviewing a lot of your suggestions, I came across KoTH as a subject. Needless to say, I was baffled that we only ran a few KoTH's a week - so I've gone and changed that for Desteria Plus. The new schedule will feature a KoTH every single day (alternating between US and UK time zones) and twice a day on weekends to cater to Australia times as well. We'll be removing keys from the KoTH rewards and replacing it with a highly requested item instead.

Class Progression SystemAfter reviewing the classes, their kits, and the way you progress through the entire system, I decided to re-incorporate levels into the mix. I remember back in the day it used to be two separate systems, but we're working towards intertwining both levels and class ranks into a single, complete, linear progression. Commands have been level locked in this system so you unlock commands as you progress every few levels instead of a bunch all at once. My hope is that you'll become more familiar with each command instead of ignoring a large list with all the commands at once. The order in which you unlock these commands can always be changed so feel free to make suggestions during the Beta. The kits and the prestige system have also been revamped to make more sense (up for debate, obviously).

There is definitely more to come, but I don't want to give away TOO much. I'd like there to be some sense of surprise and excitement for the Beta, and hopefully this answers a lot of questions that I've seen people asking. I'm personally really ecstatic about Desteria Plus and I truly hope this is a direction you're excited to see us move towards. No matter how you feel about it, I do want to encourage you to speak up and let us know (in a potentially helpful way if possible) what we're succeeding in or how we can improve. If you'd rather keep it private, my Discord is always open and you're more than welcome to send me a message.

Change doesn't come overnight and it's never done by a single person. I need the entire community to help me out if we truly want this to be a giant success. I understand it's difficult to stand behind something that has failed you on many occasions, but I want to ask for your support (either in the form of criticism or actual help) for Desteria Plus. Here's to an awesomely productive week and a Beta coming soon!

Staff MemberHelperContent Team

Currently you get 3 legendary crate keys when winning koth (that happens every 3 days atm).
They are taking those out and replacing them with items.

I'd suppose it's either decent armor or swords Probably even spawners

Click to expand...

I realize KOTH is going to be once a day and twice on the weekends so rewards will be more abundant, but I just don't see 3 legendary keys being replaced by just spawners or items, no matter how useful they may be. Besides, what's the point of koth rn besides the 3 legendary keys and a sweet #KOTH title?

We'll be removing keys from the KoTH rewards and replacing it with a highly requested item instead.

Click to expand...

heavy breathing

ahh getting me a excited for Desteria+ Have to ask though, since upgrading factions cost exp and it's fairly easy to get exp on Caden woulld you need an extra amount of exp to upgrade your faction in caden?

So I read that Koth will no longer drop 3 legendary keys and instead drop a highly requested item. Good idea but I think id like to spice it up a little bit.
Why not have up to 5 different possible rewards for the Koth winner and make it a random drop of those rewards each time a Koth is won.
example:
-3 Legenday Keys
-Koth Sword
-Koth Pickaxe
-Iron golem/Villiger Spawner
-500k

This is just my thoughts the items and idea can be added too if wanted.

Staff MemberManager

ahh getting me a excited for Desteria+ Have to ask though, since upgrading factions cost exp and it's fairly easy to get exp on Caden woulld you need an extra amount of exp to upgrade your faction in caden?

Click to expand...

Not sure. We can definitely look into it during Beta.

@SpicyInteresting concept - I like it. Not sure we will have enough time to implement it immediately, but that's a nice idea. Would love to see more of it fleshed out as a suggestion.

Staff MemberHelperContent Team

ahh getting me a excited for Desteria+ Have to ask though, since upgrading factions cost exp and it's fairly easy to get exp on Caden woulld you need an extra amount of exp to upgrade your faction in caden?

Click to expand...

(Not an official answer, but) I would imagine not, as you get xp at the same rates as any other realm (disregarding Wisdom pickaxes).

@SpicyInteresting concept - I like it. Not sure we will have enough time to implement it immediately, but that's a nice idea. Would love to see more of it fleshed out as a suggestion.

Click to expand...

If not implemented right away it doesn't bother me haha, just thought it would make Koth a more wanted event!
(Side note you stole Orange from me I used to always right in Orange in 4.0 and 5.0. I don't think ill stick with this color either just using it for now.)

Staff MemberManager

If not implemented right away it doesn't bother me haha, just thought it would make Koth a more wanted event!
(Side note you stole Orange from me I used to always right in Orange in 4.0 and 5.0. I don't think ill stick with this color either just using it for now.)

Click to expand...

I was doing this ever since I joined the forums at the end of July, which was in 3.0. Feel free to say I stole it though.

Aside from official posts, I don't post in any other color and never have from my very first post.